Stevie Wright

Rock and roll, Musical Artist

1948 –

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Who is Stevie Wright?

Stephen Carlton "Stevie" Wright, formerly billed as Little Stevie, is an Australian musician and songwriter who has been called Australia's first international pop star. During 1964–1969 he was lead singer for Sydney-based rock and roll band The Easybeats, widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of 1960s.

Early hits for The Easybeats were co-written by Wright with bandmate George Young, including, "She's So Fine", "Wedding Ring", "Women", "Come and See Her", "I'll Make You Happy", and "Sorry". He was lead vocalist on their only international hit "Friday on My Mind", which peaked at No. 1 in Australia in 1966, it made No. 6 in United Kingdom, the Top 10 in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, and Top 20 in United States in 1967.

After The Easybeats disbanded in 1969, Wright fronted numerous groups including Stevie Wright Band and Stevie Wright & the Allstars; his solo career included the 1974 single, "Evie", which peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Wright has had problems with alcohol and drug addictions, by 1976 he was hospitalised and undertook methadone treatment, in the late 1970s he was treated at Chelmsford Private Hospital by Dr Harry Bailey who administered Deep Sleep Therapy with a combination of drug-induced coma and electroshock.

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Born
Dec 20, 1948
Leeds
Also known as
  • Wright, Stevie
  • Stephen Carlton Wright
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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